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Lee County School District

Lee County School District is a unified school district in Mississippi with a community population of 37,947. The median household income is $68,544 and the median age is 35.7.

37,947

Population

123

People / sq mi

$68,544

Median Income

35.7

Median Age

Lee County School District covers 308 sq mi of land at 123.1 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White69.2%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian44.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$68,544

Median Household Income

$31,385

Per Capita Income

10.3%

Poverty Rate

3.5%

Unemployment

Housing

$187,700

Median Home Value

$958

Median Rent

74.7%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

86.2%

High School+

22.6%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Lee County School District serves a community with a population of 37,947 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in Mississippi.

The median household income in Lee County School District is $68,544, with a per capita income of $31,385. The poverty rate is 10.3%.

Lee County School District is 69.2% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 44.2% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Lee County School District, 86.2% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 22.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Lee County School District is $187,700, with a median rent of $958. The homeownership rate is 74.7%.

Data for Lee County School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 2802550).

For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.

The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.

For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for this entity is typically a peer within U.S. states, metros, cities, and ZIPs with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.